General concepts about the course, collapse of the Ottoman Empire, leading to National Struggle, congresses, Sevres Treaty, wars, opening of Turkish Great National Assembly, Mudanya Armistice, Lausanne Treaty discussions.

Abolishment of sultanate and declaration of Republic, strategy and importance of Turkish Revolution, financial, social, legal, educational and cultural renovation, experiments for multi- party system, Turkish foreign policy during Atatürk?s term, basic principles of Atatürkism.

Studies the basic concepts and problems of philosophy and their connections.

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To create awareness among students about "career"; to help students to make a personal career planning by gaining awareness of their interests, personal characteristics and values and by getting to know different sectors.

The aim of this course is to introduce basic psychological concepts and theories. Main concepts of psychology such as memory, learning, emotions, perception, behaviour, physiology and motivation will be examined.

The aim of this course is to introduce the basic psychological concepts and theories. Main issues that will be examined are personality, abnormal behaviour, cognitive abilities and testing, stress and health.

Learning basic psychological concepts and creating infrastructure of knowledge in relation to basic concepts.

The aim of the course is to acquaint the students with the nervous system, which produces the neurobiological behaviour, endocrine system with its functions and how they work together and turn into the cognitive processes.

The aim of this course is to introduce the field of social psychology, current theoretical approaches, research paradigms, and findings in this field. It is also aimed at providing a broad overview of main topics in social psychology such as social influence and conformity, attitude and attitude change, persuasion, social cognition and social thinking, attribution and social explanation, and self and identity. After completing this course, students should have a good understanding of the primary research traditions in social psychology, the types of questions social psychologists address, and the current state of knowledge in this field.

In the scope of this course the basic concepts and the research in social psychology will be examined. The students will gain knowledge of the research methods in social psychology and learn how to interpret the findings. The projects of the students will be evaluated and both the reporting and the presentation of the projects will be encouraged.

This course provides a broad overview of research methods used in the study of psychology. A major goal of this course is to improve students' abilities such as distinguishing between scientific and nonscientific research papers, and evaluating scientific studies critically. Another major goal is to enable students to develop a research hypothesis, select an appropriate design, and conduct a research project. Topics covered in this course include basic principles of research design, hypothesis testing in a correlational or experimental research, methods of data collection (e.g. observation and interview techniques, survey research, questionnaires and scales), features of measurement instruments (validity and reliability), analyzing and interpreting data, reporting results in APA-style. In this course, students will develop a research question and hypothesis, and they will write a research proposal which includes a research design and methodology.

This course provides a broad overview of research methods used in the study of psychology. A major goal of this course is to improve students' abilities such as distinguishing between scientific and nonscientific research papers, and evaluating scientific studies critically. Another major goal is to enable students to develop a research hypothesis, select an appropriate design, and conduct a research project. Topics covered in this course include basic principles of research design, hypothesis testing in a correlational or experimental research, methods of data collection (e.g. observation and interview techniques, survey research, questionnaires and scales), features of measurement instruments (validity and reliability), analyzing and interpreting data, reporting results in APA-style. In this course, students will develop a research question and hypothesis, and they will write a research proposal which includes a research design and methodology.

The aim of the course is to help the students to acquire the knowledge about infancy and childhood (early and late childhood), and also create a perspective about physical, motor, cognitive, psychosocial and moral development, language acquisition and gender roles.

The aim of the course is to explain puberty and adolescence in terms of sociological and psychological view point; to present essential major developmental features in cognitive, psychosocial behaviour development of adolescence: to examine the relationship between adolescents' family and peer groups based on cross cultural studies and to put forward the reasons of delinquency and risk behaviour.

Industrial-organizational psychology specializes on human behaviour in the work place. An organizational psychologist focuses and acts upon organizational behaviour, the principles of I/O theories and research. This course aims to teach the principles of industrial psychology to psychology students who will take an occupation in the work life.

The aim of this course is to teach basic statistics about the evaluation of research findings (basic concepts, data collection, measures of central tendency and distribution) and data entry, arrangement of variables, central tendency and distribution analysis through SPSS program.

The aim of this course is to teach the basic statistical analysis methods (parametric and non-parametric) related to the evaluation of research findings.

The aim of this course is to teach the student about the main theories of creative thinking, explain the physiolojical and psyichological situation in human eatablishment, technical form of creativity and to teach about how can one manage and develope creative thinking.

The aim of the course is to acquaint the students with the basic principles of measurement in psychology; norm development validity, reliability, and related statistics. Special emphasis will be given to test development and use of tests. Nature of abilities, intelligence and issues in intelligence testing are among the other topics covered in this course.

This course is designed to acquaint the students with the literature of the psychology of learning. Areas of major emphasis are principles of classical and instrumental conditioning, reinforcement and its patterns, extinction, relation of learning to motivation, generalization and discrimination.

This course is designed to help the students comprehend the mind system by taking up subsystems (perception, attention, memory, etc.) and principles underlying it.

The aim of this course is to acquint the students with concepts of normal and abnormal behavior; theoretical approaches to abnormal behavior; examination of the types of adulthood psychopathology as proposed in the latest classification system.

The aim of this course is to acquaint the students with concepts of normal and abnormal behaviour; theoretical approaches to abnormal behaviour; examination of the types of adulthood psychopathology as proposed in the latest classification system.

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This course will contribute to improving the knowledge and skills of students (who took the course IOP) regarding Industrial & Organizational Psychology with several practices in this field. This course aims to make students gain an understanding of IOP and implementation skills by doing several exercises and practices of IOP concepts like job analysis, performance evaluation, etc. Training methods like case studies, research homework, teamwork, and classroom discussions will contribute to and enrich learning in class.

The aim of the course is to provide comprehensive theoretical or practical knowledge and experience on Psychological First Aid. Within the scope of this course, besides the conceptual knowledge about the selected topics, it is also aimed to follow up the current scientific studies and contribute to these studies.

The aim of this course is to teach that experimental psychology does not imply a different subfield of psychology, rather it implies a basic method which most of the different subfields of psychology can use. This course also gives information about conditions in which it is convenient to use this method and about how to use it.

The course focuses on organizational behavior which is the study and application of knowledge about how people, individuals, and groups act in organizations. It encompasses a wide range of topics, such as human behaviour, change, leadership, teams and so on.

Family is the primary social context which influences the individual. Understanding of the family processes contributes to a better understanding of the individual and his/her behavior. The aim of this course is to look at the family system from a psychological framework. The main family theories are presented with a particular focus on Systems Approach and Family Development Theory. Students are introduced to the systemic perspective and equipped with a better understanding of the patterns, processes and dynamics regarding the family. Contemporary issues in family psychology are also discussed.

Memory is the retention function of mind; the aim of the course is to teach several memory theories and concepts, and the relation between these theories and real world events.

The aim of this course is to acquaint the students with the scientific information gathering and scientific publication rules and regulations. In addition, the ethical rules and applications will be mentioned.

This course aims to analyze the interplay between humans and their surroundings taking the cultural aspects into consideration. Gaining knowledge of basic concepts, theories and methods in environmental psychology, raising environmental awareness, emphasizing the importance of both social and physical environment in human life and contributing to personal development will be the main focuses of this course.

The aim of this course is to educate the students how to work with children and youth under risk in non-clinical settings within an interdisciplinary and systemic approach, under regular supervision, in order to gain knowledge and experience on the field.

The aim of the course is to inform the students about how electronic media affects the several developmental domains (cognitive, psychosocial, gender role, moral development, etc.) in positive and negative ways.

In this course, it is aimed to focus on forensic psychology which is on the intersection of psychology and law, and its applications; to analyze its subject matters thoroughly and to introduce a perspective about crime, criminals, victims and to earn required theoretical perspective and some practical skills to students.

The aim of this course is to provide a broad overview of selected topics in social psychology and to introduce current theoretical approaches, research paradigms, and findings of the field of social psychology. After completing this course, students should have a good understanding of the primary research traditions in social psychology, the types of questions social psychologists address, and the current state of knowledge in this field.

The aim of the course is to acquaint the students with evolutionary psychology, which is the application of evolutionary theory to the study of human behaviour and the brain that generates thoughts, feelings and actions.

The course aims at introducing basic theories and empirical evidence about human stress response. Focusing on interactions between mind and body, and between the person and the environment, the course intends to examine the physiological, psychological, social and cultural factors related to stress and coping.

The aim of this course is to teach content and historical development of clinical psychology; introducing fundamental theories, research methods, and ethical standards in clinical psychology, informing about psychological assessment.

The aim of the course is to acquaint the students with the basic theories of personality. It covers general concepts around personality, its basic properties and hypotheses, as well as psychoanalytical, behaviouristic, cognitive, existentialistic, humanistic and phenomenological theories.

In the scope of this course the basic concepts and the research in social psychology will be examined. The students will acquire knowledge of the research methods in social psychology and learn how to interpret the findings. The projects of the students will be evaluated and both the reporting and the presentation of the projects will be encouraged.

The aim of this course is to introduce ethics to the students; to equip the students with ethics and vocational ethics in terms of research and applications in psychology. In addition, students will be able to apply these principles on the problems they face in their scientific works/proficiency and their work practice, considering the connections to medical ethics and human rights.

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The students are expected to use the theoretical knowledge they acquired during their undergraduate education and design a research project based on that knowledge. At the end of the course, the students are expected to prepare a research proposal.

The aim of the course is to acquaint the students with different schools of psychotherapy. It encompasses the review of various psychotherapy methods\ as well as psychotherapy research, critique and ethical standards for therapists.

The aim of the course is to inform the students about the basic concepts of interview techniques and skills used in the field of psychology.

This lesson aims to introduce concepts of helth psychology and study fields.

This course will examine the relationship of play to the physical, social, intellectual and emotional growth of the child in the frame of theories and review the latest studies in this subject.

This course is designed to acquaint the students with the historical background of contemporary problems in psychology. Comprehend that psychology depends on some researches carried out in physiology, physics and philosophy in the past.

The aim of this course is giving information about the contemporary concepts, theories and debates in cognitive psychology.

The aim of this course is to provide comprehensive theoretical and empirical knowledge for specific topics in Clinical Psychology. In addition to conceptual knowledge, it is also aimed that students acquire skills in following current literature and making contribution with novel statement of problems.

The aim of this course is to define neuropsychology and its content as well as teaching the students where, how and why to use neuropsychological testing. The course will introduce various neuropsychological tests and their application in practice in addition to teaching how to report the results.

The course aims to teach the definition, emergence and the scope of neuropsychology, cognitive functions and neuropsychology, the goals of neuropsychology, the brain-behaviour relationships, commonly used methods of this relationship, Stroop Test, Wisconsin Test, neuropsychology in children and gerontology, neglect syndrome, how to use neuropsychology in dementia and the standardization of neuropsychological testing in Turkey.

Critical look at psychology in the west, cross cultural psychology, research and research results comparing different cultures, emergence of indigeneous and cultural psychologies, basic concepts, methodology and discussions in regard to that, theoretical approach of socio historical cultural psychology, applications and experiences in this field. The most important aim of this course is to create psychology within the life itself and search for qualitative methods. To conduct research and practice with sociohistorical method and develop cultural material are others goals of this course.

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This course aims to provide an introduction to some of the central conceptual and methodological issues in sociology. The purpose of the course is to offer an understanding of what a sociological perspective on the world is, and how it would aid us in understanding the world we live in. The course will focus on several major themes in sociology such as class, race and ethnicity, social exclusion, religion, gender, economy, migration and globalization.

In this course, the studies will be made about the understanding, explanation, reading and writing, various features of written explanation will be considered and examined with critical viewpoint. The punctuation marks which are the basis of the written explanation and writing rules will be made evident and the correct use of such rules for efficient and sound expression will be elicited.

In this course, the studies will be made about the understanding, explanation, reading and writing, various features of written explanation will be considered and examined with critical viewpoint. The punctuation marks which are the basis of written explanation and writing rules will be made evident and the correct use of such rules for efficient and sound expression will be elicited.